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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

3,269 works

Head of an Irish Girl

Alphonse Legros, 1888

Etching of a woman in a dark plumed hat and high-collared dark dress, with hatched lines modeling her face.

Berthe Morisot

Édouard Manet, 1872

Graphite portrait drawing of a young man in a high-collared coat, turning his head toward the viewer on pale paper.

Ursin-Jules Vatinelle (1798-1881)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1820

Study of a Head of a Man

Alphonse Legros, 1837-1911

Loose black lithograph portrait of a woman in a tall feathered hat and dark dress, by Edouard Manet.

Berthe Morisot (in Black)

Édouard Manet, 1872-74, published 1884

Pencil portrait of a young woman with braided hair, drop earrings and a beaded necklace, signed Ingres and dated 1819.

Bust of a Gypsy Girl

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1819

Head of a Woman

Alphonse Legros, 1837-1911

Loose line drawing of a woman's face with a large abstract hat silhouette above her head, printed on pale paper.

Berthe Morisot (in Silhouette)

Édouard Manet, 1872-74, published 1884

Pencil portrait sketch of a standing man in a double-breasted coat holding a top hat, with a signature in the lower left.

Lancelot-Théodore, comte Turpin de Crissé

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, probably 1818

Red chalk drawing of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat, head turned, with loose hatching around the figure.

Head of a Gamekeeper

Alphonse Legros, 1837-1911

Pencil and chalk portrait of a bearded man with shoulder-length hair, wearing a jacket and cravat, on tan paper.

Portrait of Anton Heinrich Springer (1825-1895)

Henri Lehmann, mid-19th century

Graphite portrait drawing of a seated woman with curled hair and a ruffled collar, signed by Ingres.

Comtesse Turpin de Crissé

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, probably 1818

Red chalk drawing of an elderly man's head, bald, looking downward, with dense diagonal hatching across the face.

Head of a Beadle

Alphonse Legros, 1837-1911

Head of a Bearded Man Looking Left

François Lemoyne, early 18th century

Oval grey-toned drawing of a young woman in a pale bonnet, ribbon bow and ruffled collar, signed Lemoine 1796.

Madame Claire Philippe de La Pierre (née da Cunha)

Jacques-Antoine-Marie Lemoine, 1796

Head of a Quarryman

Alphonse Legros, 1837-1911

Head of a Bearded Man in Profile to Left

François Lemoyne, early 18th century

Pencil drawing of Apollo with a lyre beside helmeted Minerva holding a shield, with a cherub and tablet between them.

Minerva Presenting Two Portraits to Apollo

Eustache Le Sueur, 17th century

Pencil drawing of a young girl's face with wavy shoulder-length hair, seen frontally on cream paper.

Head of a Girl

Alphonse Legros, 1837-1911

Red chalk drawing of a young woman with curly hair holding a curved horn, with an Italian inscription below.

Huntress with a Horn

Carle Vanloo, ca. 1733

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man in period dress seated beside an ornate tray and jug.

Portrait of a Silversmith, Seated

Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, 19th century

The Society Man (Monsieur Joseph Prudhomme)

Henry Bonaventure Monnier, 1874

Bust of a Young Girl, Profile to Left

Carle Vanloo, 18th century

Chalk drawing of a young man with curly hair in a light jacket and orange waistcoat, against a grey background.

Half-Length Portrait of a Young Man

Jean-Marc Nattier, 18th century

Pencil drawing of a bearded man with long hair and bare shoulders, facing forward on cream paper.

Head of Christ

Andre-Jacques-Victor Orsel, 1810-50

Grey-washed drawing of Susannah and the Elders before Daniel, showing a crowd, soldiers and a woman in a classical square.

Susannah and the Elders before Daniel

Pomponio Amalteo, 1530-40

Graphite sketch with white highlights of a man in period dress, wig and cloak, holding a hat aloft on gray paper.

Self-Portrait

Jean-Marc Nattier, ca. 1730

Pen and brown ink sketch of a kneeling woman seen from behind, holding a small child turned toward the right.

Woman and Child Kneeling (recto); Head of Child (verso)

Andrea del Sarto, 16th century

Red chalk study of a seated gentleman in a buttoned doublet with a collar, hands resting in his lap, on tinted paper.

Study for a Three-Quarter-Length Portrait of a Gentleman (recto), Study of a Clothed Figure and a Foot (verso)

Mario Balassi, 1605-67

Red and black chalk drawing of a young woman's head, eyes lowered to the right, on toned paper.

Head of a Young Woman Looking to Lower Right

Federico Barocci, 1565